PRINTER'S NO. 1492
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1248
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DiGIROLAMO, GROVE, TAYLOR, DAVIS, WARD,
M. K. KELLER, MURT, COX, KAUFER AND IRVIN, APRIL 19, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, APRIL 19, 2017
AN ACT
Providing for study requirements prior to transferring a power,
duty or function of a Commonwealth agency.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Study requirements.
(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other act to the
contrary, there shall be no transfer of a power, duty or
function of a Commonwealth agency until the following studies
are completed:
(1) A study on the financial impact of the
reorganization by the Legislative Budget and Finance
Committee.
(2) A study on the policy and programmatic implications
and the impact on service delivery of the reorganization by
the Joint State Government Commission.
(b) Timing and submission.--The studies required under this
act shall be completed within one year of the intended effective
date of a transfer described under subsection (a). The studies
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